Search results matching tags 'Conferences' and 'Developer'http://sqlblog.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=Conferences,Developer&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'Conferences' and 'Developer'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)IT Pro Events &amp; Free Stuff for the Central USA – Jan 2015http://sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2015/01/08/it-pro-events-free-stuff-for-the-central-usa-jan-2015.aspxThu, 08 Jan 2015 16:07:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:57582KKline<h1 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Central USA IT Pro Community News – Jan 2015</h1>
<p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">There are lots of free, in-person and virtual events happening in the central USA over the next few weeks. Don't miss out on training, ebooks, and other goodies!</p>
<div class="mceTemp" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><img class="" alt="" width="495" height="310" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px none;-webkit-user-drag:none;" src="http://www.sqlsaturday.com/files/13df1ac9-15e3-41bc-9bd3-ecd1d41c21e1.jpg">Come to the Nashville SQL Saturday on Jan 17!</div><h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Upcoming Events</h2>
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<li><strong>Jan 10<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;–</strong>&nbsp;Kansas City –&nbsp;<a mce_href="http://www.spsevents.org/city/kc/kc2015" href="http://www.spsevents.org/city/kc/kc2015">SharePoint Saturday</a></li>
<li><strong>Jan 14<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;–</strong>&nbsp;Online –&nbsp;<a mce_href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/liveevents/a-lap-around-azure-websites" href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/liveevents/a-lap-around-azure-websites">A lap around Azure Websites</a></li>
<li><strong>Jan 15<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;–</strong>&nbsp;Detroit –&nbsp;<a mce_href="http://www.meetup.com/BDPA-Detroit-Technology-Meetup/" href="http://www.meetup.com/BDPA-Detroit-Technology-Meetup/">BDPA Tech Meetup</a></li>
<li><strong>Jan 17th</strong>&nbsp;- Nashville -&nbsp;<a mce_href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/363/eventhome.aspx" href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/363/eventhome.aspx">SQLSaturday #363</a>
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<li>I'll be presenting two sessions at this event, along with many of the industry's leading experts. Come join us!</li>
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<li><strong>Jan 19 –</strong>&nbsp;Detroit –&nbsp;<a mce_href="https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032611231&amp;culture=en-US" href="https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032611231&amp;culture=en-US">Microsoft Web Camp</a></li>
<li><strong>Jan 19 –</strong>&nbsp;Chicago –&nbsp;<a mce_href="https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032611219&amp;culture=en-US" href="https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032611219&amp;culture=en-US">Microsoft Cloud Camp</a></li>
<li><strong>Feb 4th -&nbsp;</strong>Dallas -&nbsp;<a mce_href="http://systemcenteruniverse.com/" href="http://systemcenteruniverse.com/">System Center Universe 2015</a></li>
<li><strong>Feb 7<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;–</strong>&nbsp;Cleveland –&nbsp;<a mce_href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/357/eventhome.aspx" href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/357/eventhome.aspx">SQL Saturday #357</a></li>
<li><strong>May 4th thru 8th -&nbsp;</strong>Chicago –&nbsp;<a mce_href="http://ignitecountdown.com/" href="http://ignitecountdown.com/">Microsoft Ignite 2015</a>&nbsp;(formerly known as TechEd and MMS)</li>
<li><strong>Ongoing</strong>&nbsp;- Other local and regional&nbsp;<a mce_href="https://www.technicalcommunity.com/EventsCalendar.aspx" href="https://www.technicalcommunity.com/EventsCalendar.aspx">Microsoft Technical Communities</a>&nbsp;events and&nbsp;<a mce_href="https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/default.aspx?culture=en-US" href="https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/default.aspx?culture=en-US">in-person Microsoft events</a>.</li>
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<h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Free Ebook of the Month</h2>
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<li><a mce_href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/ebooks" href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/ebooks">FREE Ebook-of-the-Month: Microsoft System Center: Introduction to Automation Solutions</a></li>
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<h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Free study programs and resources</h2>
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<li><a mce_href="http://aka.ms/ee74409-home" href="http://aka.ms/ee74409-home">Early Experts Virtualization Specialist study track</a></li>
<li><a mce_href="http://aka.ms/HybridCloudLabs" href="http://aka.ms/HybridCloudLabs">Early Experts Hybrid Cloud study track</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Recorded Events and Training</h2>
<ul style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">
<li><a mce_href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/windows-10-technical-preview-fundamentals-for-it-pros" href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/windows-10-technical-preview-fundamentals-for-it-pros">Windows 10 Technical Preview Fundamentals for IT Pros</a></li>
<li><a mce_href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/colleges/azure-iaas-for-it-pros" href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/colleges/azure-iaas-for-it-pros">Azure IaaS for IT Pros</a></li>
<li><a mce_href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/you-ve-got-documents-a-mongodb-jump-start" href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/you-ve-got-documents-a-mongodb-jump-start">You’ve got Documents! A MongoDB NoSQL Jump Start</a></li>
<li><a mce_href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Microsoft-Azure/AzureConf-2014" href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Microsoft-Azure/AzureConf-2014">AzureConf 2014</a></li>
<li><a mce_href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2014" href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2014">Microsoft TechEd 2014 Europe</a></li>
<li><a mce_href="http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2014/passtv.aspx" href="http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2014/passtv.aspx">SQL Server PASS Summit 2014</a></li>
<li><a mce_href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Visual-Studio/Connect-event-2014" href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Visual-Studio/Connect-event-2014">Connect(); Microsoft Visual Studio vNext and Azure</a></li>
<li><a mce_href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Blue-Hat-Security-Briefings/BlueHat-Security-Briefings-Fall-2014-Sesions" href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Blue-Hat-Security-Briefings/BlueHat-Security-Briefings-Fall-2014-Sesions">BlueHat Security Briefings 2014</a></li>
<li><a mce_href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/using-powershell-for-active-directory" href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/using-powershell-for-active-directory">Using PowerShell for Active Directory</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Microsoft Server and Cloud News</h2>
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<li><a mce_href="http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/feed/" href="http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/feed/">Latest Microsoft Azure Updates …</a></li>
<li><a mce_href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/office-365-roadmap-FX104343353.aspx" href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/office-365-roadmap-FX104343353.aspx">Latest Microsoft Office 365 Updates …</a></li>
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<p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">&nbsp;</p>Four New Slide Decks for SQL Server and IT Pros from the DevLink 2014 Conferencehttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2014/08/29/four-new-slide-decks-for-sql-server-and-it-pros-from-the-devlink-2014-conference.aspxFri, 29 Aug 2014 11:37:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:55015KKline<p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;">I always enjoy presenting at the&nbsp;<a href="http://devlink.net/">DevLink</a>&nbsp;conference, presented each summer in middle Tennessee. &nbsp;This year, I'm trying to be a better social media person and actually post my slides (in their most recent forms) on my SlideShare account for everyone to see and share. If you attended my session(s) and enjoyed them, feel free to download the content here. But it'd be even better if you&nbsp;<em>also&nbsp;</em>left a few words in the Comment section. Skip below to grab the slide decks.</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;">Thanks very much! Enjoy,</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;">-Kevin<br><a href="http://twitter.com/kekline">-Follow me on Twitter!</a><br><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/1/113032055249023350257?rel=author">-Google Author</a><br><a href="http://kevinekline.com/">-More content at KevinEKline.com</a></p><h1 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><br></h1><h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Microsoft SQL Server Internals &amp; Architecture</h2><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;"><span>Let’s face it. You can effectively do many IT jobs related to Microsoft SQL Server without knowing the internals of how SQL Server works. Many great developers, DBAs, and designers get their day-to-day work completed on time and with reasonable quality while never really knowing what’s happening behind the scenes. But if you want to take your skills to the next level, it’s critical to know SQL Server’s internal processes and architecture. This session will answer questions like:&nbsp;</span><br><br><span>- What are the various areas of memory inside of SQL Server?&nbsp;</span><br><span>- How are queries handled behind the scenes?&nbsp;</span><br><span>- What does SQL Server do with procedural code, like functions, procedures, and triggers?&nbsp;</span><br><span>- What happens during checkpoints? Lazywrites?&nbsp;</span><br><span>- How are IOs handled with regards to transaction logs and database?&nbsp;</span><br><span>- What happens when transaction logs and databases grow or shrinks?&nbsp;</span><br><br><span>This fast paced session will take you through many aspects of the internal operations of SQL Server and, for those topics we don’t cover, will point you to resources where you can get more information.</span></p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;"><img class="mce-object mce-object-iframe" width="427" height="356" style="margin-bottom:5px;max-width:100%;" src="http://sqlblog.com/controlpanel/blogs/data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"></p><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:5px;"><strong><a title="Microsoft SQL Server internals &amp; architecture" target="_blank" href="https://www.slideshare.net/kkline84/ug-sql-server-internals-architecture">Microsoft SQL Server internals &amp; architecture</a>&nbsp;</strong>from&nbsp;<strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.slideshare.net/kkline84">Kevin Kline</a></strong></div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:5px;"><br></div><h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:5px;">Convince Me - Persuasion Techniques that Get Things Done for IT Pros</h2><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:5px;"><span>Ever wanted to convince the boss try something new, but didn't know where to start? Ever tried to lead your peers only to fail to achieve your goals? This session teaches you the eight techniques of influencing IT professionals, so that you can innovate and achieve change in your organization.&nbsp;</span><br><br><span>1. Learn about the fundamental difference between influence and authority and how you can achieve a high degree of influence without explicit authority.&nbsp;</span><br><span>2. Learn the eight techniques of influencing IT professionals, when to apply them, and how to best use them.&nbsp;</span><br><span>3. Discover the communication and procedural techniques that ensure your ideas get a hearing by bosses and peers, and how to best win support for them.&nbsp;</span></div><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;"><img class="mce-object mce-object-iframe" width="427" height="356" style="margin-bottom:5px;max-width:100%;" src="http://sqlblog.com/controlpanel/blogs/data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"></p><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:5px;"><strong><a title="Convince me – persuasion techniques that get things done" target="_blank" href="https://www.slideshare.net/kkline84/convince-me-persuasion-techniques-that-get-things-done">Convince me – persuasion techniques that get things done</a>&nbsp;</strong>from&nbsp;<strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.slideshare.net/kkline84">Kevin Kline</a></strong></div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:5px;"><br></div><h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:5px;">Ten Query Tuning Techniques Every SQL Developer Should Know</h2><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:5px;"><span>SELECT statements have a reputation for being very easy to write, but hard to write very well. This session will take you through ten of the most problematic patterns and anti-patterns when writing queries and how to deal with them all. Loaded with live demonstrations and useful techniques, this session will teach you how to take your Microsoft SQL Server queries mundane to masterful.</span></div><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;"><img class="mce-object mce-object-iframe" width="427" height="356" style="margin-bottom:5px;max-width:100%;" src="http://sqlblog.com/controlpanel/blogs/data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"></p><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:5px;"><strong><a title="Ten query tuning techniques every SQL Server programmer should know" target="_blank" href="https://www.slideshare.net/kkline84/ten-query-tuning-techniques-every-sql-server-programmer-should-know">Ten query tuning techniques every SQL Server programmer should know</a>&nbsp;</strong>from&nbsp;<strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.slideshare.net/kkline84">Kevin Kline</a></strong></div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:5px;"><br></div><h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:5px;">Top 10 DBA Mistakes on Microsoft SQL Server</h2><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:5px;"><span>Microsoft SQL Server is easier to administrate than any other mainstream relational database on the market. But “easier than everyone else” doesn’t mean it’s easy. And it doesn’t mean that database administration on SQL Server is problem free. Since SQL Server frequently grows up from small, home-grown applications, many IT professionals end up encountering issues that others have tackled and solved years ago. Why not learn from those who first blazed the trails of database administration, so that we don’t make the same mistakes over and over again. In fact, wouldn’t you like to learn about those mistakes before they ever happen?&nbsp;</span><br><br><span>There is a short list of mistakes that, if you know of them in advance, will make your life much easier. These mistakes are the “low hanging fruit” of application design, development, and administration. Once you apply the lessons learned from this session, you’ll find yourself performing at a higher level of efficiency and effectiveness than before.</span></div><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;"><img class="mce-object mce-object-iframe" width="427" height="356" style="margin-bottom:5px;max-width:100%;" src="http://sqlblog.com/controlpanel/blogs/data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"></p><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:5px;"><strong><a title="Top 10 DBA Mistakes on Microsoft SQL Server" target="_blank" href="https://www.slideshare.net/kkline84/top-10-dba-mistakes-on-microsoft-sql-server-administration-mistakes">Top 10 DBA Mistakes on Microsoft SQL Server</a>&nbsp;</strong>from&nbsp;<strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.slideshare.net/kkline84">Kevin Kline</a></strong></div><h3 class="zemanta-related-title" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;clear:both;">Related articles</h3><ul class="zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.3333339691162px;line-height:19px;margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:hidden;"><li class="zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li" style="padding:0px;list-style:none;display:block;float:left;vertical-align:top;text-align:left;width:104px;font-size:12px;margin:0px 5px 10px 0px;background:none;"><a target="_blank" style="padding:2px;display:block;text-decoration:none;" href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/cansql/archive/2014/08/18/18-free-sql-server-2014-azure-and-bi-virtual-labs.aspx"><img 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I'm feeling is 'astounded'. &nbsp;I'm astounded that I'm in such august company to be speaking the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sqlintersection.com/">SQLIntersection</a>&nbsp;(<a href="http://twitter.com/iSQL">#iSQL</a>)&nbsp;conference. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/kimberly/sqlintersection-new-conference/">Read the blog post from my first SQL Server mentor, Kimberly Tripp, which tells you all about SQLintersection</a>.</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:18.99305534362793px;">Check out this list of speakers:</p><ul style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:18.99305534362793px;"><li>Aaron Bertrand, Sr. Consultant, SQL Sentry, Inc. [<a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/aaron_bertrand/default.aspx">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/AaronBertrand">twitter</a>]</li><li>Andrew J. Kelly, Mentor, SolidQ [<a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/andrew_kelly/default.aspx">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/gunneyk">twitter</a>]</li><li>Bob Ward, Principal Architect Escalation Engineer, Microsoft [<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/psssql/">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/bobwardms">twitter</a>]</li><li>Brent Ozar, Brent Ozar Unlimited [<a href="http://www.brentozar.com/">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/BrentO">twitter</a>]</li><li>Conor Cunningham, Principal Architect, SQL Server, Microsoft [<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/conor_cunningham_msft/">blog</a>]</li><li>Grant Fritchey, Product Evangelist, Red Gate Software [<a href="http://www.scarydba.com/">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/GFritchey">twitter</a>]</li><li>Jeremiah Peschka, Brent Ozar Unlimited [<a href="http://www.brentozar.com/">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/PeschkaJ">twitter</a>]</li><li>Joseph Sack, Principal Consultant, SQLskills.com [<a href="http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/Joe">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/JosephSack">twitter</a>]</li><li>Kendra Little, Managing Director, Brent Ozar Unlimited [<a href="http://www.brentozar.com/">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/KendraLittle">twitter</a>]</li><li>Kevin Kline, Director of Engineering Services, SQL Sentry, Inc. [<a target="_blank" href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/default.aspx">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/KeKline">twitter</a>]</li><li>Kimberly L. Tripp, President/Founder, SQLskills.com [<a href="http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/Kimberly">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/KimberlyLTripp">twitter</a>]</li><li>Mat Young, Senior Director of Products, Fusion-io [<a target="_blank" href="http://www.fusionio.com/blog">blog&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/iSpider">twitter</a>]</li><li>Paul S. Randal, CEO / Owner, SQLskills.com [<a href="http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/Paul">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/PaulRandal">twitter</a>]</li><li>Paul White, SQL Kiwi Limited [<a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/paul_white/default.aspx">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/SQL_Kiwi">twitter</a>]</li><li>Steve Jones, Editor, SQLServerCentral.com [<a href="http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/Steve_Jones/">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/WayOutwest">twitter</a>]</li><li>Sumeet Bansal, Principal Solutions Architect, Fusion-io [<a target="_blank" href="http://www.fusionio.com/blog">blog&nbsp;</a>|&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SumeetBansal_">twitter</a>]</li></ul><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:18.99305534362793px;">&nbsp;Read the list of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sqlintersection.com/shows/april13/sessions.aspx?s=2">SQL Server sessions</a>&nbsp;here. &nbsp;On top of the list of outstanding sessions to attend, I'll be giving a keynote on Tuesday afternoon. Witness:</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:18.99305534362793px;text-align:center;"><a href="http://kevinekline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/iSQL-Keynote.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.sqlintersection.com/shows/images/schedulepdfs/Sp2013_SQL%20Sched_v2.pdf"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-5597" alt="iSQL Keynote" width="757" height="621" style="border:0px;cursor:default;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" src="http://kevinekline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/iSQL-Keynote.jpg"></a></p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:18.99305534362793px;">So the only thing between the attendees and the booze in the reception hall is our keynote address?!? &nbsp;Oh yeah, that's going to go down real smooth, isn't it? &nbsp;I'll last about as long as a puny henchman between James Bond and the villain of the movie. &nbsp;Sumeet Bansal, from Fusion-IO, will have to survive until the credits roll. &nbsp;We'll be talking about high performance computing on SQL Server 2012 with an eye towards high availability, AlwaysOn, and Availability Groups.</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:18.99305534362793px;">If you're in Las Vegas, I hope to see you there! &nbsp;If not, you should consider coming to this excellent conference.</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:18.99305534362793px;">-Kevin</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;font-size:13.333333969116211px;line-height:18.99305534362793px;"><a href="http://twitter.com/kekline">-Follow me on Twitter!</a></p>What's It Like on a SQLCruise?http://sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2013/02/05/what-s-it-like-on-a-sqlcruise.aspxTue, 05 Feb 2013 19:25:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:47496KKline<p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2147" title="KevinEKline.com SQLCruise Office Hours" alt="" width="300" height="225" style="border:0px;cursor:default;float:right;" src="http://kevinekline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0183-300x225.jpg"></p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">I always seem to get a question or two along the lines of "What's it like on a&nbsp;<a href="http://sqlcruise.com">SQLCruise</a>?" as I present at various conferences,&nbsp;<a href="http://sqlsaturday.com">SQL Saturdays</a>, and user group meetings. &nbsp;Since we just finished up the 2013 Miami SQLCruise, I thought it'd be a good time to recap so that you can judge for yourself if you'd ever want to do it yourself. &nbsp;Personally, I think that&nbsp;Tim Ford (<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/sqlagentman">Twitter</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ford-it.com/sqlagentman/">Blog</a>), together with his wife Amy, are doing better than ever in making the cruise both a top-quality learning experience and fantastic social experience. &nbsp;I've heard from many attendees that they learned enough in the first day or two to make the whole trip worthwhile and, keep in mind, some of these attendees paid for the trip out of their own pocket.</p><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Loads of pictures at http://sqlcruise.com/cruise/past-cruises/sql-cruise-caribbean-2013/.&nbsp;<h1>SQLCruise Content</h1><p>SQLCruise is, first and foremost, a training event. &nbsp;On each cruise, Tim usually pulls together four or five very well known experts in the industry who, in turn present several hours training. &nbsp;Each day the ship is at sea is a day spent in class. &nbsp;Example of the agenda is on the lower right. &nbsp;When the ship is in port, it's a day of activity and adventures. &nbsp;Tim spends quite a bit of time coordinating with the speakers so that the curriculum is both unique and well tailored to the students.</p><p>But each and every night, whether at sea or in port, is spent in 'office hours'. &nbsp;For many attendees, office hours are their favorite part of the learning experience. &nbsp;Since Tim caps registration at 15 students, that means the students get virtually unfettered access to the experts. &nbsp;If you've ever attended a conference, you've probably encountered that common scenario where the speakers are busy with presentations and, at the conclusion of their session, are mobbed by attendees with questions. &nbsp;They're lucky to get 3-4 minutes of the speaker's time. &nbsp;On the other hand, the students get hours and hours to talk about whatever is on their mind. &nbsp;And since we're on a cruise ship in the tropics, office hours usually look like the image at top right. It's both very relaxing and very educational.</p><p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2148" title="KevinEKline.com SQLCruise 2013 Miami Class Schedule" alt="" width="300" height="181" style="border:0px;cursor:default;float:right;" src="http://kevinekline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Class-Schedule-300x181.jpg">Another aspect of the content on SQLCruise that makes it unique is the amount of time spent on personal and professional development. &nbsp;The majority of attendees are not newbies. &nbsp;They're mid-career professionals who are doing well and their career and want to take it to a higher level. &nbsp;But as we often find, our earlier years in IT are spent learning how to be really good at the technology part of our career. &nbsp;We like technology and, sensibly, it's the immediate problem we face in day-to-day productivity. &nbsp;But as the years progress and we earn a few promotions, we come to find that rising in the ranks means a lot of communication and, gasp, office politics. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The speakers, in many cases, have careers the students would like to emulate. &nbsp;This is where SQLCruise really shines. &nbsp;Imagine being able to pick the brains of senior technologists and managers in a friendly and welcoming environment. &nbsp;How great is that? &nbsp;In fact, many SQLCruise attendees (I know of several from each cruise I have attended) have used the professional counseling they received on the cruise to enact an energetic new phase in their career with big pay raises, exciting new jobs, high-profile blogs, and all sorts of other really cool things like that.<br>&nbsp;</p></div><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2149" title="KevinEKline.com SQLCruise Trunk Bay USVI" alt="" width="300" height="179" style="border:0px;cursor:default;display:block;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" src="http://kevinekline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMAG1568-300x179.jpg"></p><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;text-align:center;"><p><i>You'll have to suffer through excursions like Trunk Bay on St. John's in the US Virgin Islands.</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p></div><h1 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">SQLCruise Experience</h1><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Now that I've told you about the grueling educational side of SQLCruise, did I mention that we do all of this&nbsp;<i>ON A CRUISE SHIP IN THE CARIBBEAN?!?&nbsp;</i>The cruise ships are, if you will, an enormous Vegas hotel on the water. &nbsp;There are casinos, a constant parade of entertainment, live music, comedy, pools and water slides, discos and dancing, live game shows - the works. &nbsp;Ask Neil Hambly (<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Neil_Hambly">Twitter</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/NeilHambly">Blog</a>)&nbsp;about the dancing!</p><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><p>&nbsp;</p></div><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2154" title="KevinEKline.com SQLCruise Instructor Allen White" alt="" width="225" height="300" style="border:0px;cursor:default;float:right;" src="http://kevinekline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0186-225x300.jpg"></p><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Several of the sponsors also help to put on really fun contests and activities, some of which produce some really funny antics. There are fun scavenger hunts and other team relays which, if you can get over your inhibitions, are a ton of fun. &nbsp;Another aspect that makes the SQLCruise a unique experience is the fact that most attendees bring at least one other person, if not their entire family. &nbsp;That means that there are plenty of people for your significant other to hang out with while you're in class. Kids have built-in playmates, over and above the kids' activities that the cruise line keeps running around the clock. &nbsp; &nbsp;Lots of folks, including me, have also brought along a parent or several parents. &nbsp;They all have a great time and, in many cases, look forward to meeting their new friends again on a future cruise. &nbsp;Would it surprise you if I mentioned that most of the parents are not the type to start emailing each other as soon as they get off the ship?</div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><p>&nbsp;</p></div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Perhaps the most enjoyable aspect of SQLCruise for many attendees is that&nbsp;<i>you're on a cruise ship in the Caribbean hundreds of miles from bandwidth.</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;That means very limited connectivity. &nbsp;Although I've witnessed a student or two have to miss a class to put out some sort of fire back at the office, this is a really rare&nbsp;occurrence. &nbsp;In fact, it's much less common than what I've seen at the big conferences because you're so disconnected from all fast forms of bandwidth. &nbsp;Yes, there is an expensive sort of satellite connectivity on the ship. &nbsp;But your boss would have to be pretty&nbsp;desperate&nbsp;to keep you on the front lines while on one of these trips. &nbsp;Now I don't know about you, but my training events are always more enjoyable when I don't have the cares of the office weighing on my mind.</div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><p>&nbsp;</p></div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">SQLCruise Instructor Allen White (<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/SQLRunr">Twitter</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/allen_white/default.aspx">Blog</a>) teaches about PowerShell for the SQL Server professional at right. Notice his casual but totally appropriate attire. Shorts, sandals, and comfy shirts are the norm even in class.</div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><p>&nbsp;</p></div><h1 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">SQLCruise Cost</h1><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">SQLCruise costs less than $200/day for the training. &nbsp;That compares to more than $300-400/day training costs of most commercial training centers who use the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/default.aspx">Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC)</a>. &nbsp;On the other hand, there's the cost of the cruise itself. &nbsp;But again, the cruise is all-inclusive for lodging and meals (but not alcohol). &nbsp;So, for me at least, the cost of cruise itself was actually a little cheaper than a standard, nice American hotel chain like a Hilton, Marriott, or Sheraton.</div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><p>&nbsp;</p></div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><a href="http://kevinekline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0211.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2157" title="KevinEKline.com SQLCruise Winner" alt="" width="300" height="225" style="border:0px;cursor:default;float:right;" src="http://kevinekline.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_0211-300x225.jpg"></a>Another, less tangible benefit of the expense of the SQLCruise is that the instructors are&nbsp;<i>never&nbsp;</i>unable to answer your questions, compared to many training centers whose trainers have never actually had a career built around the topic they're teaching. &nbsp;It's a huge difference.</div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><p>&nbsp;</p></div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Finally, if you're weighing the idea of paying for a trip like this out of your own pocket, consider that training expense are tax&nbsp;deductible. &nbsp;In my experience, probably a third of attendees cover their own costs. &nbsp;In a few cases, employers cover the training and the attendee covers their travel expenses. &nbsp;And for the rest, their employers cover the cost. &nbsp; Check out the&nbsp;<a href="http://sqlcruise.com/faq/">FAQ</a>&nbsp;and other resources on the website for tips on convincing your boss that this is the right training for you. &nbsp;As an aside,&nbsp;<a href="http://sqlsentry.net">SQL Sentry</a>&nbsp;gave away a full registration to the event - winner Mickey Stuewe is in the center of the picture at right. Congrats Mickey!</div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><p>&nbsp;</p></div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><p>&nbsp;It's a great event and a great way to spend a week. &nbsp;I hope to see you at a future SQLCruise!</p><p>-Kev</p><p>-<a href="http://twitter.com/kekline">Follow me on Twitter</a></p></div><div style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><p>&nbsp;</p></div>PASS Summit 2012, Slide Deckshttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2012/11/12/pass-summit-2012-slide-decks.aspxMon, 12 Nov 2012 17:02:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:46106KKline<p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"></p><p>Ok, I have to admit the painful truth. I'm reliably slow to the finish line. This year, I got my slides into PASS HQ by the skin of my teeth, the weekend before the event was to begin. &nbsp;Although I could say with a straight face "I uploaded my slides!". &nbsp;I have to be honest that I wasn't surprised when many of my attendees said that they weren't available for download by the time my session started. &nbsp;OTOH, I also have to say that I&nbsp;<em>really&nbsp;</em>do prefer for attendees to focus on the presentation while it's being presented and that they should grab the slides afterwards. &nbsp;But that's just my personal preference.</p><p>Having said all of that, I'm going to post my three session slide decks here so that you can grab them in case PASS has to take a while longer to get them posted. &nbsp;If you don't mind, the PASS program committee has introduced a new electronic feedback system. &nbsp;PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK!</p><p>(Click on the session title to download the zip file of the slide deck).</p><h2><a href="http://kevinekline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/PASS-TV-Gaining-Executive-Support.zip">PASS TV - Gaining Executive Support</a></h2><p style="padding-left:30px;">This brief session is all about convincing your boss to do something you want - telecommute, make a big purchase of hardware or software, bring in a consultant, and so forth. &nbsp;<a title="PASS Summit 2012 PASS TV" href="http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2012/Sessions/MoreLearning/PASSTV.aspx">See the PASS TV schedule for other sessions.</a></p><h2><a href="http://kevinekline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Winning-Influence-in-IT-Teams.zip">Winning Influence in IT Teams</a></h2><p style="padding-left:30px;"><strong>Abstract</strong>: Ever wanted to convince the boss to try something new, but didn't know where to start? Ever tried to lead your peers toward an innovative, fresh idea only to fail to achieve your goals? This session teaches you the eight techniques of influencing IT professionals and the means of communicating your ideas upward to management and out to teammates so that you can innovate and achieve change in your organization. &nbsp;You'll learn the fundamental difference between influence and authority and how you can achieve a high degree of influence without explicit authority. You'll also learn the eight techniques of influencing IT professionals, when to apply them, and how to best use them. And you'll discover the communication and procedural techniques that ensure your ideas get a hearing by bosses and peers, and how to best win support for them.</p><p style="padding-left:30px;"><a target="_blank" href="http://guidebook.com/guide/4264/feedback/70299/3494">Evaluate Session</a></p><h2><a href="http://kevinekline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Managing-SQL-Server-in-a-Virtual-World.zip">Managing SQL Server in a Virtual World</a></h2><p style="padding-left:30px;">This session rocked the house! We had standing room only probably at 20 to 30 minutes before start time. Our attendance was over 500, but we probably could've filled the biggest 700+ person room. &nbsp;A special thanks to my friend David Klee (<a title="David Klee's Blog" href="http://davidklee.net/">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a title="David Klee's Twitter Feed" href="http://twitter.com/kleegeek">twitter</a>) &nbsp;for tag-teaming with my like mega-nerd luchadors.</p><p style="padding-left:30px;"><strong>Abstract</strong>: Why are so many organizations implementing VMware, and what does it mean for SQL Server DBAs? In this deep-dive session, you'll see that when configured and managed properly, SQL Server can run just as well in a virtual environment as a physical one.&nbsp;We'll review the benefits VMware provides, including hardware abstraction, easier failover, and simpler capacity planning. We'll also explore key tips to help administer a SQL Server instance running inside a virtual machine. You'll learn the differences in general administration, disaster recovery, and high availability on VMs; get a better understanding of activity and performance trends on VMs; and learn how to ensure effective capacity planning and optimal performance on VMs. If you’ve ever had a virtual deployment go bad, or if you’re struggling to manage the performance of virtualized SQL Servers, be sure to catch this session.</p><p style="padding-left:30px;"><a target="_blank" href="http://guidebook.com/guide/4264/feedback/70299/3495">Evaluate Session</a></p><p></p>Secure Your Spot at the Nashville SQL Saturday!http://sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2012/08/27/secure-your-spot-at-the-nashville-sql-saturday.aspxMon, 27 Aug 2012 14:50:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:44873KKline<p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;text-align:center;"><a rel="attachment wp-att-2048" href="http://kevinekline.com/?attachment_id=2048"><img class="size-full wp-image-2048" title="sqlsat145_web" alt="" width="236" height="115" style="border:2px solid black;cursor:default;margin:2px;" src="http://kevinekline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sqlsat145_web.png"></a></p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><a title="SQL Saturday events by the Professional Association for SQL Server" href="http://sqlsaturday.com/">PASS SQL Saturdays</a>&nbsp;are&nbsp;free 1-day training events for IT professionals interested in Microsoft SQL Server, providing a variety of high-quality technical sessions, all happen through the efforts of local volunteers. &nbsp;The leadership team of the&nbsp;<a title="Nashville SQL Server User Group" href="http://nashville.sqlpass.org/">local chapter of PASS here in Nashville</a>&nbsp;(<a title="NashSQL on Facebook" href="http://facebook.com/nashsqlserver">Facebook</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a title="NashSQL on LinkedIn" href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Nashville-SQL-Server-Users-Group-123976?gid=123976&amp;mostPopular=&amp;trk=tyah">LinkedIn</a>) have worked hard to make this year's SQL Saturday a day of great training and networking.</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">The local NashSQL leadership team includes yours truly (<a title="Kevin Kline's Blog" href="http://kevinekline.com/">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a title="Kevin Kline's Twitter Feed" href="http://twitter.com/kekline">twitter</a>), Joe Webb (<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/joewebb">Twitter</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.webbtechsolutions.com/blog">Blog</a>), Louis "Dr SQL" Davidson&nbsp;(<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/drsql">Twitter</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://sqlblog.com/blogs/louis_davidson/rss.aspx">Blog</a>), Christina Leo&nbsp;(<a title="Christina Leo's Blog" href="http://www.christinaleo.net/">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/christinaleo">twitter</a>), and Shelton Dickson (<a title="Shelton Dickson's Website" href="http://www.dicksonresources.com/">website</a>). &nbsp;We also get a lot of operational help from Matt LeBlank (<a title="Matt's LinkedIn Profile" href="http://kevinekline.com/wp-admin/www.linkedin.com/in/mattleblanc">LinkedIn</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a title="Matt's Twitter Feed" href="http://twitter.com/matthewjleblanc">Twitter</a>).</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">We think you'll find it's a great way to spend a Saturday! &nbsp;</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Register for the free community day with 5 concurrent tracks of hour-hour technical sessions running all day long:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sqlsaturday.com/145/eventhome.aspx">www.sqlsaturday.com/145/eventhome.aspx</a></p><hr style="cursor:default;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Also, we are very pleased to announce the SQLSaturday #145 Pre-con event on Friday, October 12th. We have four paid sessions available from established industry experts. Session details are provided in the links below.</p><ul style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><li><a href="http://sqlsat145_precon2-eorg.eventbrite.com/">Leadership Skills for I.T. Pros with Kevin Kline and Joe Webb</a></li><li><a href="http://sqlsat145_precon1-eorg.eventbrite.com/">Sharepoint 2010 BI with Mark Stacey, Pragmatic Works, South Africa</a></li><li><a href="http://sqlsat145_precon3-eorg.eventbrite.com/">Failover Clustering with Kathi Kellenberger, Pragmatic Works, U.S.</a></li><li><a href="http://sqlsat145_precon4-eorg.eventbrite.com/">Storage and Virtualization for the DBA with Denny Cherry</a></li></ul><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Please be aware that each Pre-con is priced at a staggeringly cheap $129.95 + $8.14 processing fee.</p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;"><em>Registrations made by August 31, 2012, will receive an EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION rate of an $99.95 + 6.49 processing fee!!!</em></p><p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;line-height:19px;">Don't miss out on this fantastic offer! Register now: &nbsp;<a href="http://sqlsat145precons.eventbrite.com/">SQL Satuday #145 PreCons<br></a><br>A continental breakfast will be served and tea and coffee will be available throughout the day. Lunch will be provided.</p>Come See Me. I'll Probably Be Just Down the Street Soon!http://sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2012/07/31/come-see-me-i-ll-probably-be-just-down-the-street-soon.aspxTue, 31 Jul 2012 15:02:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:44524KKline<p style="line-height:19px;">Even though I've recently changed jobs, I'll still be speaking at a lot of SQL events across the country and internationally. &nbsp;There are still a few trips that I've yet to finalize, in particular with the fine folks in Houston, run by my friend Nancy Hidy (<a title="Nancy Hidy-Wilson's Blog" href="http://kevinekline.com/wp-admin/nancyhidywilson.wordpress.com">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a title="Nancy Hidy-Wilson's Twitter Feed" href="http://twitter.com/nancyhidywilson">twitter</a>), and my friends in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, run by my friend Mark Ginnebaugh (<a title="Mark Ginnebaugh's Blog" href="http://www.designmind.com/blog">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a title="Mark Ginnebaugh's Twitter Feed" href="http://twitter.com/markginnebaugh">twitter</a>). &nbsp;Also, do to some missed deadlines, it looks like I won't be speaking at the Nordic SQL Rally this fall. My bad! &nbsp;On the other hand, you can see when checking my roster, that I hardly have time to catch my breath with this travel schedule.</p><p style="line-height:19px;">I'll also be doing several on-line events with the&nbsp;<a title="PASS Professional Development Virtual Chapter" href="http://prof-dev.sqlpass.org/">PASS Professional Development Virtual Chapter</a>, run by Mark Caldwell (<a title="Mark Caldwell's Blog" href="http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/markc">blog</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a title="Mark &quot;Ajarn&quot; Caldwell's Twitter Feed" href="http://twitter.com/ajarnmark">twitter</a>), through out the year.</p><p style="line-height:19px;">Here's what's on the docket up through the start of the holiday season:</p><h2 style="line-height:19px;">New York City</h2><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;"><a title="Kevin Kline Speaks at SQL Saturday 158 in NYC" href="http://www.sqlsaturday.com/158/eventhome.aspx">SQL Saturday 158</a>, August 4</p><h2 style="line-height:19px;">The Colorado User Group Tour</h2><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;">&nbsp;<a title="Boulder SQL Server user group" href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/boulder-sql-server-users-group">Boulder PASS user group meeting</a>, August 14</p><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;"><a title="Colorado Springs SQL Server User Group" href="http://www.springssql.sqlpass.org/">Colorado Springs PASS user group meeting</a>, August 15 (Register here for&nbsp;<a title="Registration for the Colorado Springs, CO user group meeting" href="http://kevinklinesprings.eventbrite.com/">Colorado Springs PASS user group meeting</a>).</p><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;"><a title="Denver, CO PASS user group" href="http://denver.sqlpass.org/">Denver PASS user group meeting</a>, August 16</p><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;">Comatose, August 17 (Not an actual city in CO).</p><h2 style="line-height:19px;">&nbsp;Orlando</h2><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;"><a title="Kevin Kline Teaches SQL Server Performance Tuning" href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3895236758?ref=ebtn">SQL Saturday Performance Tuning Pre-Con</a>, September 28</p><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;"><a title="Kevin Kline Speaks at SQL Saturday 151" href="http://www.sqlsaturday.com/151/eventhome.aspx">SQL Saturday 151</a>, September 29</p><h2 style="line-height:19px;">Online</h2><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;"><a title="SSWUG Fall vConference" href="http://www.vconferenceonline.com/event/home.aspx?id=661">SSWUG 2012 Fall vConference</a>, Oct 2-4, (Please register using code 'VCKEVIN'. I will personally hug you, virtually.)</p><h2 style="line-height:19px;">Lincoln</h2><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;"><a title="Kevin Kline's Real World Database Configuration and Tuning Full-Day Seminar" href="http://sqlsat165kevinkline.eventbrite.com/">SQL Saturday Performance Tuning Pre-Con</a>, October 5</p><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;"><a title="Kevin Kline Speaks at SQL Saturday 165 in Lincoln, NE" href="http://www.sqlsaturday.com/eventhome.aspx">SQL Saturday 165</a>, October 6</p><h2 style="line-height:19px;">Cedar Rapids</h2><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;"><a title="East Iowa SQL Server User Group" href="http://www.380pass.org/">East Iowa PASS user group meeting</a>, Oct 8 TBD</p><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;"><a title="Quad Cities Iowa SQL Server User Group" href="http://qcpass.sqlpass.org/">Quad City PASS user group meeting</a>, Oct 9 TBD</p><h2 style="line-height:19px;">Nashville (Go Titans!)</h2><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;"><a title="Leadership for IT Pros Full Day Seminar" href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3834146034?utm_source=eb_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=new_eventv2&amp;utm_term=eventname_text">SQL Saturday Leadership Skills for IT Pros Pre-Con</a>, October 12</p><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;"><a title="Kevin Kline Speaks at SQL Saturday 146 in Nashville" href="http://www.sqlsaturday.com/145/eventhome.aspx">SQL Saturday 145</a>, October 13</p><h2 style="line-height:19px;">Seattle</h2><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;"><a title="SQL Connections and Dev Connections Events" href="http://devconnections.com/shows/fall2012/default.aspx?s=191">SQL Connections</a>, Las Vegas, Nov 1-4</p><p style="line-height:19px;padding-left:30px;"><a href="http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2012/">PASS Summit 2012</a>, Seattle, Nov 6-9</p><p style="line-height:19px;">&nbsp;Let me know if you're nearby and if you're coming to any of these events. &nbsp;I'd enjoy seeing you personally and getting a chance to shake your hand!</p><p style="line-height:19px;">Hope to see you soon,</p><p style="line-height:19px;">-Kevin</p><p style="line-height:19px;">-<a title="Kevin E. Kline's Twitter Feed" href="http://twitter.com/kekline">Follow me on Twitter!</a></p><p style="line-height:19px;">-More content at&nbsp;<a title="Kevin Kline's Professional Blog" href="http://kevinekline.com/">http://KevinEKline.com</a></p>A SQL Saturday in Cambridge – Buck Woody’s Ragtime Database Workshophttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/buck_woody/archive/2012/07/30/a-sql-saturday-in-cambridge-buck-woody-s-ragtime-database-workshop.aspxMon, 30 Jul 2012 20:49:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:44506BuckWoody<p><img style="margin:0px 12px 0px 0px;border:0px currentcolor;float:left;display:inline;background-image:none;" border="0" align="left" src="http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/03/79/3037997_4fbc532b.jpg" width="143" height="191" />The SQL Server community is really engaged. They are an active bunch on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, they help each other on forums, they attend conferences. But that isn&rsquo;t enough interaction &ndash; the community started a grass-roots effort to hold local conferences on a Saturday. Free conferences. Odds are there&rsquo;s one near you&hellip; <a href="http://www.sqlsaturday.com/default.aspx">http://www.sqlsaturday.com/default.aspx</a> &hellip; and if not, you can start one.</p>
<p>Sessions at SQL Saturdays are all over the map, and there&rsquo;s something for (almost) everyone, from Business Intelligence to Database Administration and Development. Some of these events have &ldquo;training days&rdquo; associated with them &ndash; longer, more in-depth training that has a fee. I&rsquo;ve taught quite a few of these, and of course I&rsquo;ve done my share of other presentations at the events as well.</p>
<p>I&rsquo;m honored to be presenting at the Cambridge, UK SQL Saturday this year (<a href="http://www.sqlsaturday.com/162/eventhome.aspx">http://www.sqlsaturday.com/162/eventhome.aspx</a>) in September. For one thing, I used to live near there and plan to take the family with me to show them my old stomping grounds. For another, I&rsquo;m excited about the sessions I get to present.</p>
<h1>The Training Day</h1>
<p>Friday I&rsquo;ll be leading one of those training days &ndash; and I&rsquo;ll be delivering a very important workshop, where I&rsquo;ll cover SQL Server &ndash; all of it. OK, maybe not *all* of it, and maybe you won&rsquo;t be a complete PhD after the class, but we&rsquo;ll do a complete immersion in learning SQL Server as a product from the ground up. It&rsquo;s a workshop format, so no sitting and listening to someone droning on and on for hours. You&rsquo;ll be asked to bring a laptop, and do actual work on the product from the first few minutes of the 8-hour day to the last of the workshop. You&rsquo;ll be jumping in from the very start, and in deep until the end of the day.</p>
<p><img style="float:right;display:inline;" align="right" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-puPgE6XkWD0/UAQG0UcefOI/AAAAAAAAAU4/ozJoS9m_vxQ/s320/bucks+ragtimescale.jpg" />&nbsp;</p>
<p>But wait &ndash; this is kind of a &ldquo;beginner&rdquo; thing, isn&rsquo;t it? Shouldn&rsquo;t I be doing something on the internals of the locking mechanism of the hashing system in memory on x64 architectures, with complete code diagrams? Shouldn&rsquo;t you be able to snatch the T-SQL pebble from the master&rsquo;s hand when you&rsquo;re done, or be able to shoot the wings off of an XML fly when you&rsquo;re done?</p>
<p><strong>No.</strong></p>
<p>We <em>need</em> this kind of session. For one thing, you can get that depth in other sessions. For another, we need to have a place for someone that wants to learn SQL Server but doesn&rsquo;t have a lot of time to do that. We need something relatively inexpensive that a boss can send a developer, administrator or new employee to learn how to take over the SQL Server, or augment the DBA team. We need a place where good habits are formed, and where someone can branch out into a new part of technology, into one of the best places in tech to be &ndash; data.</p>
<p>After you&rsquo;re done with this session, stick around for Saturday &ndash; now all those presentations will make more sense. And you&rsquo;ll be able to network with a lot of folks that already do what you learn about on Friday, and who knows &ndash; find out where to look for work in this amazing career field.</p>
<h1>What will you learn?</h1>
<p>You&rsquo;ll start with knowing that SQL Server is a database product by Microsoft. That&rsquo;s all the pre-requisite you need, other than being the technology industry. From there we&rsquo;ll cover:</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">The Data Professional Career </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Installing, setting up and configuring the right Edition of SQL Server for the job (including SQL Azure)<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Database engine fundamentals &ndash; How does the engine work, what are the components, what can you configure and tune<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Transactions, Locking and Blocking<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Creating and managing databases<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Database options and their impact<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Database Objects including Tables, Views, Stored Procedures, Functions and more<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">General maintenance including backups and recovery<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Security fundamentals including users, roles, and object security<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Performance tuning fundamentals including indexes and query research tools<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:9pt;">Multiple resources to help you get to the next level<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;In 8-hours. Come ready to learn. You&rsquo;ll need a laptop, and complete focus for a few hours. You&rsquo;ll leave with the ability to manage and work with a SQL Server system &ndash; and you&rsquo;ll learn what to do next.</p>
<h1>Who should go?</h1>
<p>If you&rsquo;re new to Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS&rsquo;s) but not technology, and you&rsquo;re looking to expand your technical reach, coming from another platform (to be sure, there will be some repeat info here), want to explore a new tech career area, want to learn more about developing against an RDBMS or know someone who does.</p>
<p>The registration for the training day is here: <a href="https://www.regonline.co.uk/?eventID=1120017&amp;rTypeID=242030">https://www.regonline.co.uk/?eventID=1120017&amp;rTypeID=242030</a>&nbsp;</p>
<h1>What else are you doing whilst (I love saying whilst) there?</h1>
<p>I&rsquo;m also pleased to be providing the keynote on Saturday. (I can&rsquo;t wait to see what I&rsquo;m going to say), as well as two other sessions &ndash; more on those soon. My daughter wants to be a Zoologist, so while we&rsquo;re there we&rsquo;ll be visiting the Zoology museum at one of the colleges, I&rsquo;ll probably eat too much and potentially go punting. I&rsquo;ll also mingle with you, my SQL Family, and we&rsquo;ll just generally have a good time.</p>
<p>If you&rsquo;re not busy in September, and even if you are, make plans to come check all this out. It promises to be awesome. (Americans think everything is awesome)</p>
<p>See you there.</p>Starting this week: Dublin, Maidenhead, and Londonhttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2012/03/19/starting-this-week-dublin-maidenhead-and-london.aspxMon, 19 Mar 2012 14:18:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:42384KKline<p>This might be most most overcommitted four-week period of time ever in my life. I’m tired just thinking about it! Not only am I traveling internationally and speaking over the next few weeks, I’m also helping on two book projects, learning some new applications from Quest Software, and helping on a small Transact-SQL refactoring project. </p><p>Swag on hand? I’ve got a special printing of 500 <a title="Quest Software SQL Server Promotions" href="http://www.quest.com/landing/?id=5700">video training DVDs</a> for this trip:</p><p style="padding-left:30px;"><em>SQL Server Training on DMVs </em></p><p style="padding-left:30px;"><em>Performance Monitor and Wait Events</em></p><p>Plus, I’ll have a few posters, stickers, and other goodies. Come see me!</p><h2>SQL Saturday 105; Dublin, Ireland; March 24</h2><p>My maternal grandmother was first generation Irish-American and, somehow, going to Ireland feels a lot like going home to grandmom’s house. And all my Irish friends make it feel like I’m going home to see the extended family – cousins and ‘once-removed’ family types. And on top of that, we get to talk about SQL Server at <a title="The Schedule of Sessions for SQL Saturday #105" href="http://www.sqlsaturday.com/105/schedule.aspx">SQL Saturday #105</a>! I’ll be doing a session called “Top 10 Things Every Developer Should Know”. I’ll also be hanging out at the Quest Software booth much of the day and, just for fun, I plan on doing a completely unscripted lightning talk.</p><h2>SQL Server User Group; Maidenhead, UK; March 27</h2><p>From Dublin, I head over to the lovely town of Maidenhead, UK. I’ll be spending a couple days in the Quest Software office there in Maidenhead, whose SQL Server User Group is lead by fellow Questie Richard Douglas (<a title="Richard Douglas' Blog" href="http://sql.richarddouglas.co.uk/">blog </a>| <a title="Richard Douglas' Twitter Feed" href="http://twitter.com/sqlrich">twitter</a>). I’ll be presenting after Business Intelligence impresario Jen Stirrup (<a title="Jen Stirrup's Blog" href="http://www.jenstirrup.com/">blog </a>| <a title="Jen Stirrup's Twitter Feed" href="http://twitter.com/jenstirrup">twitter</a>). Space is limited, but there are still some seats left.</p><p>I’ve already heard from other twitterati that some great Microsoft SQL Server MVPs will be attending, like Tobiasz Koprowski (<a title="Tobiasz Koprowski's Blog" href="http://koprowskit.eu/geek/">Blog </a>| <a title="Tobiasz J. Koprowski's Twitter Feed" href="http://www.twitter.com/KoprowskiT">Twitter</a>). If you live in south, central England, then this is your chance! Register here: <a href="http://www.sqlserverfaq.com/events/386/Maidenhead-UG-meeting-SQLBits-Preview-Speakers-include-MVPs-Kevin-Kline-and-Jen-Stirrup.aspx">http://www.sqlserverfaq.com/events/386/Maidenhead-UG-meeting-SQLBits-Preview-Speakers-include-MVPs-Kevin-Kline-and-Jen-Stirrup.aspx.</a></p><h2>SQLBits; London, UK; March 29 – 31</h2><p>This is the <em>official </em>launch event for SQL Server 2012! This is your chance to get the best and biggest dose of SQL Server 2012 training for quite some time. <a title="SQLBits, the UK's Biggest SQL Server Event" href="http://www.sqlbits.com/">The free training day event is sold out</a>. However, some of the training day seminars have open seats, including my seminar <em><a title="Kevin Kline's Leadership Skills for the Database Professional" href="http://sqlbits.com/information/Event10/Leadership_Skills_for_the_Database_Professional/TrainingDetails.aspx">Leadership Skills for the Database Professional</a>. </em>This seminar <strong>distills the years of formal training and hard-won experience</strong> I’ve accumulated throughout my career starting as a developer leading a small team, through the founding and early startup years of <a title="The Professional Association for SQL Server" href="http://www.sqlpass.org/">PASS</a>, into my later years leading a large, multi-national development organization. You’ll learn all the skills that are crucial for you to make the leap (and it’s a big one) from full-time technologist to a leader and manager of people.</p><p>And we’ll be hosting our popular SQL trivia quize and IT Horror Stories sessions as well. So be sure to plan on grabbing your lunch and heading into our fun lunch-time sessions!</p><p>I hope to see you at one of these upcoming events! Cheers,</p><p>-Kevin</p><p>-<a title="Kevin Kline's Twitter Feed" href="http://twitter.com/kekline">Follow me on Twitter</a></p>For Devs - Component Code Challenge and INETA Community Champshttp://sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2012/02/15/for-devs-component-code-challenge-and-ineta-community-champs.aspxWed, 15 Feb 2012 14:25:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:41760KKline<p>Two quick notes from our friends over at <a title="INETA" href="http://www.ineta.org/">INETA</a>: </p><h2>Component Code Challenge</h2><p>Ever had these two distinct thoughts - "I have a good idea for an application, however what can I get for it?" and "I would love to go to a big conference DevConnections or Tech·Ed, but how would I pay for it?". Haven't we all had thoughts like that at some time or another?</p><p>Well, you are in luck. The INETA Component Code Challenge for 2012 will send one lucky winner to their choice of those aforementioned conferences for slinging some serious code. All you need to do is create an application using 2 approved controls from 2 approved vendors, create a video talking about your application, and submit it to their judging panel. The judging panel consists of Bill Reiss (<a title="Bill Reiss' Blog" href="http://www.billreiss.com/">blog </a>| <a title="Bill Reiss' Twitter" href="http://kevinekline.com/wp-admin/twitter.com/billreiss">twitter</a>), Nikita Polyakov (<a title="Nikita Polyakov's Blog" href="http://www.nikitapolyakov.com/">blog </a>| <a title="Nikita Polyakov's Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/NikitaP">twitter</a>), Matt Hidinger (<a title="Matt Hidinger's Blog" href="http://www.matthidinger.com/">blog </a>| <a title="Matt Hidinger's Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/matthidinger">twitter</a>), and Greg Leonardo (<a title="Greg Leonardo's Blog" href="http://www.gregleonardo.com/">blog </a>| <a title="Greg Leonardo's Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/gleonardo">twitter</a>) are on the lookout for innovation and creativity in the use of approved controls. To read official rules <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=5zk9pfcab&amp;et=1109184118196&amp;s=20890&amp;e=001WOH0c-l0oLSFcYkoltMgOy337P27mW8NCxdLUBZnQjXgPeUULkSw0D87CT1BPPiPLnK-y8IW3QZOWQpqCN4x7e77kAVypp8alVRTLPtcHYI9jlqPfukafJPtKANKfATTgXDupJYmlI-jrPUktKSwYA==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p><p>Grab your computer and Visual Studio and GET YOUR CODE ON!</p><p>Fine Print: INETA covers one conference ticket, hotel, and travel to the conference as is outlined in INETA's travel policy. Please visit the site for additional rules.</p><h2>INETA Community Champs</h2><p><img style="width:137px;height:125px;" id="yiv609180220ChampionsLogo" class="alignright" title="Champs Logo" alt="Champs Logo" align="right" src="http://www.ineta.org/images/CommunityChampionsSmall.jpg" width="137" height="125">Are you a hardworking community builder in the coding world? Then INETA wants to know about you! Check out the latest round of INETA Community Champ nominations. According to INETA:</p><p style="padding-left:30px;"><span><em>The mission of the Community Champs program to recognize and thank those members of our community that make it all possible. The first quarter is flying by, so this is your friendly reminder that you should submit your entries for Community Champs. Are there any "Rock Stars" in your community who should get a "thank you" for their hard work be sure to let us know. The <strong>deadline for submissions is March 31</strong>, so what are you waiting for go to <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=5zk9pfcab&amp;et=1109184118196&amp;s=20890&amp;e=001WOH0c-l0oLR-qmojaGUyazcasMhEnbPEAUb-frkZjGAip1k4-KKsvh5oY0HkXoLjfChBKoYhdgSRcBgUsrqgdgCfkYE9ZyWhplC2ZdhyG5PHyD8uR2gJYQ==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.inetachamps.com</span></a>. If you have any questions about the program feel free to contact us at <a href="mailto:noram.champs@ineta.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>noram.champs@ineta.org</span></a>.</em></span></p><p>Enjoy,</p><p>-Kev<br> <a title="C'mon, you know you want to!" href="http://twitter.com/kekline">Follow me on Twitter</a></p>